Zhang Xunpeng

02-0412Kun Qu OperaTraditional OperaShanghaiBatch 2 (2008)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Zhang Xunpeng specializes in wudan (female warrior) roles and studied under such Kunqu masters as Zhu Chuanming, Yan Huizhu, Shen Chuanzhi and Yao Chuanxiang.

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

Female, Han, born in 1941 in Shanghai. Building in many respects on the performance characteristics she inherited from her teachers, Zhang Xunpeng has also drawn widely on the performing styles of other art forms and has boldly brought contemporary aesthetics to traditional roles, so that her performance is warm and generous, refined in tone and wholly distinctive; she has been acclaimed as the queen of Oriental dance. Her representative works include Xunmeng (Seeking the Dream) from The Peony Pavilion, Xiaoyan (The Small Banquet) from Lianhuan Ji and Changsheng Dian (The Palace of Eternal Life).

Honors & Recognition

National representative bearer of Kunqu Opera, a second-batch national intangible cultural heritage project; a first-class actor.

References & Archival Sources

Zhang Xunpeng · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Kun Qu Opera
Item code: Ⅳ-1
Category: Traditional Opera
Region: Shanghai
Born: 1941
Batch: Batch 2 (2008)

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